by marcellas reynolds image lab INDULGENCES
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Here are the 5 STARS whom I think are the best dressed men on stage and screen: Let’s start at #5 with super-hottie Matthew Mor-
rison, Will Schuester from Glee. Who would have thought that an all singin’, all dancin’ celebration of the hell that is high school would become one of TVs hottest shows? A lot of Glee’s success has to do with the adorable Matthew. I didn’t have teachers who looked like Matthew. And thank goodness! I would have failed his class over and over and over just to be near him! Matthew’s Will Schuester makes preppy look easy and mixes it with a dash of hip! Look for cashmere sweaters and vests layered over collared shirts with loose ties, boot cut jeans and a leather jacket tossed over it all to edge it up. #4 on my list of TV Star Style Icons is Sheldon from
CBS’ Big Bang Theory played by Jim Parsons. You may think I’m crazy to add Sheldon. If you are a fan of the show you know Jim’s awkward, socially inept ge- nius physicist could probably care less about fashion. Now look closely. Even closer. Sheldon has mastered ‘geek-chic’. He mixes flat front khakis, vintage shirts, flares and ironic, funny tees with old school trainers in a way that has personality and a definite point of view. He’s also mastered the art of layering. If you don’t believe he’s become a fashion star then check out SheldonShirts.com. Yep, there’s a web-site dedi-
cated to tees that Jim has worn on the show. Roaring in at #3 on my list of TV’s best dressed men
is Neal Caffrey, (Matt Bomer) from the hit show White Collar. As if from out of nowhere Matt Bomer is everywhere. With a face and body to die for Matt has made White Collar, a show about a globe-trotting, art thief and con artist, turned FBI agent, the number one show on USA and a cable TV must see. Matt wears clothes like a male model. His style is definitely dressed up natty with a shot of urban cool. Think a young, modern (gay) James Bond... with piercing blue eyes and a penchant for John Varvatos suits. Speaking of natty no one does it better than our
runner-up Jon Hamm playing the stunning ad exec Don Draper on AMC’s award winning hit, Mad Men. Set in the 1950s the show could easily fall, stylistically anyway, into kitsch, like watching an old episode of Bewitched. But it’s Jon Hamm’s complete immersion into the role of Don Draper and his style that leaves viewers panting for more. Don Draper wields style like a sword letting everyone know he’s a master of the advertising universe. Wearing sharply tailored suits, skinny ties and very male accessories like pocket squares, tie clips, wayfarers and even fedoras, Jon Hamm exudes power and sex appeal. He makes you want to dress up and look like a man. And the #1 most stylish character on TV, my top Star
My Top Five Best Dressed Men
As a celebrity fashion stylist I spend a lot of time watching (and dressing) celebrities. It’s all research; style.com, magazines, red carpets, TV shows and
movies. I often tell my personal shopping clients who find they are style challenged to pick a ‘Star Style Icon.’ It’s simply a celebrity whose style, whether it be on film or in real life, you admire. Study them. Figure out what they wear and why. Now this is not an invitation to stalk, but it’s a way to see how others put things stylishly together. Once you’ve picked your icon, you just incorporate a little of that star swagger into your own!
Style Icon is Michael Westen of Burn Notice played by super hot Jeffrey Donovan. Jeffrey has made a career out of playing complicated, sexy characters and his Michael Westen is no departure. As a fired or ‘burned’ spy turned do-gooder who is constantly on the run from bad guys, Michael is like MacGyver meets Bond meets Sonny Crockett. He makes run- ning, shooting, hand-to-hand combat and blowing stuff up hot! His style is a mod mix of Miami pastels, hip, tailored suits, fitted polos that show every muscle and the best trousers on TV. He mixes ethnic influences like guayaberas with American standards like khakis, pulled together with a straw hat to look cool with a side of menacing. Simply put if you’re gonna tangle with the bad guys yet get the girl you better look the part. No one does it better. And that, dear readers, is my list of TV’s top Star
Style Icons. Fashion can be hard and true style is not easy. It takes work. Research. And in this case a DVR and some spare hours spent watching TV’s hottest shows! See you next month when we talk Spring/ Summer 2010 Fashion. Until then, keep it stylish.
Marcellas Reynolds is a celebrity fashion stylist and TV host. He recently filmed E! Network’s Perfect Catch with Carmen Electra.
E-MAIL:
marcellas@ragemonthly.com
APRIL 2010 | RAGE monthly 59
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